Sunday newspaper share tips

EACH WEEKEND This Is Money brings you a round-up of the shares being tipped in the Sunday City Pages. For the Mail on Sunday's hugely popular Midas column click on the first link under More... on the left further down this page.

Sunday Times:

HIGH street giant Boots' chief executive Richard Baker had always hinted investment would be needed, so news last week of a major overhaul should not have spooked investors in the way it did. Take his word that 2006 financial results will show rewards and buy the shares at 623.5p.

Sunday Telegraph:

HOUSEBUILDER Barratt Developments last week reported a 35% increase in interim profits. The firm should be well placed to benefit from Chancellor Gordon Brown's backing of a report calling for 120,000 new houses to be built each year, making the shares a buy at 614.5p.

Pace Micro Technology, the television set-top box maker, made underlying profits of £1.1m in its first half against losses of £16m last time. It looks set to meet expectations of £5m profits for the full year ending in May and £10m next year. Buy at 69p.

Edinburgh-based oil and gas explorer Melrose Resources is to report annual results on Monday. In February it raised £10.9m in a placing to help fund projects and cut debts. The shares (205.5p) have had a decent run in recent months but are worth holding on to for the longer term.

Magazine printer Wyndeham Press has had a tough time in recent months. However since a fall in interim profits the firm has made management changes, won a contract to print the Ideal Home magazine and last week bought a print process company. Buy at 115p.

The Business:

INKJET print heads developer Xaar has disappointed investors in the past but a new management team appears to have built good foundations for the business. A deal with one of the world's largest imaging firms Agfa augurs well. Shares are a speculative buy at 75p.